Ask Is it allowed to offer free work on a freelance platform to build reviews faster?

[Brendan]

Getting your first review is often the hardest part of starting a career on any freelance website. Some people think that offering to work for free will help them get those first five stars very quickly. I am not sure if this is actually allowed because the platform wants to make money from every single transaction that happens. If you do not charge any money, the platform gets nothing. Does the system flag your account if you try to work without a set price?